fly one 's falcons and course one 's hounds

fly one 's falcons and course one 's hounds

Flying eagle and running dog, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē iy ī NGB ē nqu ǎ n, which means to let the eagle and dog go after wild animals, refers to hunting. It comes from shangruizongshu written by Tang Liuze.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; of hunting

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: Flying Eagle walking horse, flying eagle walking dog, flying eagle walking dog

The origin of Idioms

In Tang Liuze's shangruizongshu: "playing ball and drum is better than Zhou Jiyi; flying eagle and running dog is better than Suze."

Idiom explanation

The hawks and dogs were sent out to hunt down the wild animals. It means hunting. The same as "flying eagle and running dog".